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Tag Archives: Marianne Dow
William J. Reading – Key West, Florida
William J. Reading and his Coffin Flask Key West, Florida 24 March 2019 I like these little pocket or coffin flasks especially when they have interesting locales embossed on the bottles such as this W. J. READING, KEY WEST, FLA. … Continue reading
Posted in Digging and Finding, Flasks, History, Liquor Merchant, Questions, Tobacco
Tagged Antique, Bottle, coffin, Cuba, dealer, factory, Flask, florida, Key West, liquor, Marianne Dow, Scott Tyson, tobacco, W. J. Reading, William J. Reading
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The pontiled Thuringer Aromatic Stomach Bitters
The pontiled Thuringer Aromatic Stomach Bitters 10 July 2014 I have this lonely Aromatic Stomach Bitters on my shelf that I know virtually nothing about. It is also embossed “Thuringer” and “Edwd. Brehm” on two other panels. It’s an old one … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Questions
Tagged Aromatic, bitters, Brian Wolff, Deward, Edward, Germany, Jersey City, John Watson, Marianne Dow, New Jersey, New York, Saxony, Staten Island, Stomach, Thuringer, whalebone
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The Union Spring Bottle
The Union Spring Bottle Number 9 on the Bernhard Puckhaber list of the ‘Ten Most Wanted Saratogas’ 19 June 2014 (updated with Union Spring info same day) The other night, at the closing of Glass Works Auctions | Auction 102, I noticed this good-looking, … Continue reading
Posted in Auction News, History, Mineral Water
Tagged Bernhard Puckhaber, Excelsior, Hotel, house, Marianne Dow, Mineral, New York, opera, Saratoga, spring, Stu Elman, Union, water
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Why can’t we find any information on Burnham’s Jaundice Bitters?
Why can’t we find any information on Burnham’s Jaundice Bitters? 26 April 2014 (Post update with NEW information 09 May 2014 – see bottom of post) It looks like I saved the toughest for last as I just can not find out who … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions
Tagged Andrew P. Preston, bitters, Brandon DeWolfe, Burnham, Congress, deputy, detective, jaundice, Jeremiah, Josiah, Marianne Dow, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, Strengthening, Vegetable
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Pipifax – The Celebrated German Bitters
Pipifax – The Celebrated German Bitters or Vaudeville’s Funniest Clown or the Acrobatic Act or the Bottle Devil? 12 April 2014 (R•041314) OK, so what is a Pipifax? I know it is a labeled bitters and until recently, I did not … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, History, Tonics
Tagged california, Celebrated, clown, Doug Hansen, Elixir, Eric McGuire, Falkinburg, German, Guhl & Harbeck, Hermann, J.M. Goewey, Jean Wright, Magic, Marianne Dow, muse, nonsense, Panlo, Pipifax, Rick Simi, San Francisco, Shaeffer, Ted Mack, Tonic, trifles, Vaudeville, Walter, Wolfgang
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Looking at Gardiner’s Rheumatic and Neuralgic Compound
Looking at Gardiner’s Rheumatic and Neuralgic Compound 14 November 2013 (R•111513) I am always on the lookout for well designed advertising promoting a product in the time period of my bottles. As a designer, I especially like the illustrations, lithography … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions
Tagged Boston, Charles, Compound, Copeland, Frederick, Gardiner, Gardinerstown, Maine, Marianne Dow, Mexico, Neuralgic, rheumatic, Rheumatism, Rhode Island, Silvester, Spaniard, Watson
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Some nice Detective Work on R. C. Dansby
When I posted the information about the Dansby’s Cotton-Patch Bitters from Terrell, Texas, (Read: Where is that Dansby’s Cotton-Patch Bitters from Terrell, Texas?) I came across the above picture of a Drug Store sign in Terrell on Main Street and wondered … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Questions
Tagged Cotton-Patch, Dansby, DeGaugh, F. M. Adams, John Albert DeGaugh, Kaufman County, Marianne Dow, R. C. Dansby, Terrell, texas, Walter Dickson Adams
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MacQueen & Co. Mason’s Fruit Jar Trade Card – Philadelphia, Pa.
Out of millions of early ad cards that we have seen offered for sale, this is the one & only ad card we have ever seen which has a Mason’s fruit jar depicted on it. I really like this trade … Continue reading
P. Guillaume’s Mineral Water Bottle Mystery
P. GUILLAUME’S MINERAL WATER POPE VALLEY, NAPA CO. CAL. Here is a puzzler for the Western collectors. I bet someone out there can provide information on this bottle. This is when I miss ole’ Michael Dolcini the most. [e-mail #1] … Continue reading
Merchant’s Gargling Oil – “Good for Man and Beast”
Merchant’s Gargling Oil – “Good for Man and Beast” 18 August 2012 A couple of paths converged last evening and pointed to developing this post for Merchants Gargling Oil. The first was when I was looking at Marianne Dow’s great … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Color Runs, Druggist & Drugstore, Ephemera, Glass Companies & Works, History, Medicines & Cures, Postage, Remedy, Tax Stamps, Trade Cards, Veterinary
Tagged almanac, beast, Dave Kam, Druggist & Drugstore, George W. Merchant, James Schmidt, Liniment, Lockport, Man, Marianne Dow, Merchant's Gargling Oil, Mike Stephano, monkey, New York
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